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Passerby’s touch the photos of the late Sam Coffey lining the path on the way to his memorial service Monday morning on Richmond Ridge.
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A large crowd gathers Monday morning on Richmond Ridge at the top of Aspen Mountain to celebrate the life of local Sam Coffey.
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Sam Coffey’s friends and family look on Monday as speakers celebrate Sam Coffey’s life at a memorial service on Aspen Mountain.
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Hundreds made the walk Monday morning from the Aspen Mountain gondola to Sam Coffey’s memorial on Richmond Ridge.
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Ski boots filled with flowers and pictures of Sam Coffey pay homage to the loss of a beloved local.
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Hundreds of Sam Coffey’s friends and family and those touched by Coffey attend a memorial in his honor Monday morning on Richmond Ridge.
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Ski racer and musician Mark Engel dedicates a song to Sam Coffey at a memorial service Monday held on Richmond Ridge.
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Sam Coffey’s mother, Cathy, cheers as Mark Engel concludes a song dedicated to Coffey at a memorial service Monday.
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Aspen Mountain to open for skiing June 1-2
Just as Aspen Mountain was closing Monday from its bonus Memorial Day weekend of skiing and riding, Aspen Skiing Co. announced it would open the mountain for two more days this coming weekend, June 1-2.
More details will come out this week as conditions change, but Skico spokesman Jeff Hanle said Monday afternoon that the top of Aspen Mountain, about 130 acres, would be open this weekend.
“Lifts will open at 9 a.m. and close as conditions dictate,” Hanle said.
There was plenty of coverage at the top of Ajax and last week’s storm of more than a foot of new snow gave the upper mountain a 66-inch base when the gondola started spinning Saturday.
Skiing at Aspen Mountain is on the terrain served by the Ajax Express lift, which closed at 2 p.m. over the holiday weekend. Skiers had to download on the gondola, as top-to-bottom skiing is not available.
— The Aspen Times